One of my favorite things about Kdramas (and Cdramas, for that matter) is the OST (Original Soundtrack) that goes along with the shows. Frequently, a song will act as a thread bringing the whole show together from episode to episode (one notable example is 2018’s “Something in the Rain,” a…
Leading up to the premiere of “Family by Choice” I kept reading people’s fears that it would never match up to the 2020 Chinese original, “Go Ahead,” but also that so many people were excited to finally have actor Hwang In Youp back on their TV screens after a two…
A sure sign that my daughter is into whatever I’m watching is when I peek over at her and find her headphones only half on, her eyes on the TV screen. If the over-ear headphones are fully on I know she’s not paying attention and doesn’t like what I’m watching.…
I’m going to start this write-up by saying that never before has a kdrama gripped me to the point where I would wake up each Saturday and Sunday with ONLY one thought on my mind: what is going to happen in the next episode. And yet for part of 2023…
It is very rare for me to initially love a kdrama only to have it fall apart about 2/3rds of the way through and become one of the most frustrating shows I can remember ever watching. Unfortunately, “Dear Hyeri” is one of those shows. Despite a stellar cast, a fantastic…
Since my first kdrama ever (Love Alarm) introduced me to actor Song Kang, once my daughter told me about Sweet Home sometime in early 2023, I knew I’d be tuning in. I love dystopian/sci-fi/thriller-type stuff, and knowing Song Kang was the lead was enough to sell me on it. In…
Sometimes all I want to watch is a story about childhood friends who fall in love as adults. It’s such a simple trope in storytelling, and one I always enjoy. It’s also a very popular trope in kdramas – in fact many, many times while watching a kdrama it will…
It took me a while to give in to watching a historical kdrama (also called a “sageuk” drama) because I thought the costumes and hair looked so ridiculous. But when I finally gave in, one of the first ones I watched was 2016’s “Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth.” I’ll admit…
If you take a peek at my complete list of watched kdramas, you’ll very quickly discover that I almost never consider a show to be perfect. Even Crash Landing On You, which I love, “only” received 4 stars from me. I’m very picky about what deserves a perfect score. In…
So while Crash Landing on You made me decide to pursue Korean programming more regularly beginning in 2022, the one that I actually started with was “Love Alarm” in 2020. Premiering on Netflix, this high school romance stars Kim So-hyun as JoJo, a hardworking but bubbly student with a painful…